在20世纪后半叶的美国,东亚的禅作为一种信仰以及一种生活方式,得到了广为传播,并落地生根。很多美国作家在其作品中采用佛教思想,中国的禅文学作品的内容及典故,并在自己的作品中注入禅心得。禅宗成为许多参与逆向文化运动(counter-culture movement)的青年的精神食粮,这些逆向文化运动包括垮掉的一代 In the United States in the second half of the 20th century, Zen in East Asia was widely spread and rooted as a religion and a way of life. Many American writers use Buddhist thought, the content of Chinese Zen literature and allusions in their works, and inject Zen insights into their works. Zen has become a spiritual food for many young people involved in the counter-culture movement, which includes the belated generation